It's obvious that this season is a wash. After our 8th loss, the Playoffs are out of the question statistically. There are HUGE problems on both sides of the ball, so rather than wax about who needs to be cut, we should talk about who has played well, who has played with passion and intelligence, and who hasn't completely disappointed Raider Nation this year. Obviously, this is a cursory list compared to a full 53-man roster, but I think these players have at least shown they deserve to be on the field.

Reece, Veldheer, Wiz, Burris, Wheeler. I could care less about anyone else.

11-25-2012, 07:34 PM

Snake Plissken

Palmer, Reece, Veldheer and Moore on offense.

Burris, Wheeler, Houston, Shaughnessy and Huff on defense.

Janikowski on special teams.

11-25-2012, 07:58 PM

dbacknick

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Originally Posted by evwaslike

It's obvious that this season is a wash. After our 8th loss, the Playoffs are out of the question statistically. There are HUGE problems on both sides of the ball, so rather than wax about who needs to be cut, we should talk about who has played well, who has played with passion and intelligence, and who hasn't completely disappointed Raider Nation this year. Obviously, this is a cursory list compared to a full 53-man roster, but I think these players have at least shown they deserve to be on the field.

Imagine, for a moment, Norv Turner and Ron Rivera being hired as the coordinators.

That means the Raiders are switching back to the power-running, vertical passing offense; it also means they're moving to a zone-blitzing 3-4 defense.

^ In that situation, who you keep and who you get rid of are vastly different.

11-25-2012, 08:15 PM

kringle9

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Originally Posted by dbacknick

I would add Palmer, Ford, and ......Mc Fadden.

OK....let me have it!

I'm with you. I'm not a huge fan of DMC, mainly because he is always hurt. But just last year he was getting 5.5 YPC. I do not blame him for this season. We have bigger needs right now other than RB. Manti Te'o and two CB's would be nice. Normally I am all about DT's, but I think our D-line should be rebuilt after the secondary. Not at the same time.

11-25-2012, 08:18 PM

GREATNESS ONE

Clean house.

11-25-2012, 08:23 PM

dbacknick

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Originally Posted by kringle9

I'm with you. I'm not a huge fan of DMC, mainly because he is always hurt. But just last year he was getting 5.5 YPC. I do not blame him for this season. We have bigger needs right now other than RB. Manti Te'o and two CB's would be nice. Normally I am all about DT's, but I think our D-line should be rebuilt after the secondary. Not at the same time.

Imagine, for a moment, Norv Turner and Ron Rivera being hired as the coordinators.

That means the Raiders are switching back to the power-running, vertical passing offense; it also means they're moving to a zone-blitzing 3-4 defense.

^ In that situation, who you keep and who you get rid of are vastly different.

Let's say we don't do any coaching changes. As much as I hate Greg Knapp's playcalling, zone blocking schemes are more productive in the long run. So maybe our O and D lines need the most overhauling.

11-25-2012, 09:31 PM

midwestlaker75

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Originally Posted by evwaslike

It's obvious that this season is a wash. After our 8th loss, the Playoffs are out of the question statistically. There are HUGE problems on both sides of the ball, so rather than wax about who needs to be cut, we should talk about who has played well, who has played with passion and intelligence, and who hasn't completely disappointed Raider Nation this year. Obviously, this is a cursory list compared to a full 53-man roster, but I think these players have at least shown they deserve to be on the field.

It's obvious that this season is a wash. After our 8th loss, the Playoffs are out of the question statistically. There are HUGE problems on both sides of the ball, so rather than wax about who needs to be cut, we should talk about who has played well, who has played with passion and intelligence, and who hasn't completely disappointed Raider Nation this year. Obviously, this is a cursory list compared to a full 53-man roster, but I think these players have at least shown they deserve to be on the field.